Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-07
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,ars for you if you will let me put on
rubber suit of yours, and let me take
place tonight"
Vii do it, old man." he replied, after
moments hesitation; "but you can bet
lat I'll skip the camp in the morning.
nd il YOU care for the color OF your hide
So"
- f..TTo THE MINE.
49, the full suit which he
urrIed to the Grand Prize.
Aouttit and in the semi
nlsg works l had no
>ceman and de-
ANN Inc other men of
Tfg to handle a pick
g. without being
49, Grand Prize which has
Inning \nd west turned at the
level. h. now tending north
\uth. The es lying east and
worthless and buyers of shares
swindled. When this is known
pse will be a disastrous one.
of Grand Prize are foremost in
locations by the score are
the quiet by those in the
he north and south. Full
hat my life would not be
when 1t was known that l
Zoe game, and, having no
49, stworthlness of the tele-
,Up as to Keeping the sending
v dis "a a secret, was away by ~
hex in the forenoon. My friend Bill
\receded me at daylight by stage.
ghty miles without stopping save
I'd to change my horse once, and
Battles Mountain, my place OF
CO.. some time after midnight.
e following afternoon as l entered
parrOom of my hotel l was hailed by
ert Charley, a man-killer and bully,
'uscarora. He had just arrived from
Ere and by the look OF his eyes L knew
at the telegraph operator had betrayed
e, | had careessly left my revolVers in
ny room and stood with my bare hands to
defend me before a bl0odthirsty desper-
ado. who, without doubt, had been sent to
kill me.
.'You liar and cowardv' he Kissed
through bis clenched teeth and advanced
thrr ateningly toward me.
To strike him for his insulting words
or to retaliate If he struck me was but to
give him an excuse for shooting me down
in my tracks. 1t was time for nerve
and bluff. Quietly folding my arms be-
hind me and facing my man erectly and
detiantlv, l said:
.sYou know that l do not fight with my
fists. Ifvou wish anything else, pull and
commence"
1t was AN act of pure bravado, but it
gave me time, ana my words were
scarcely uttered when a revolver was
pressed into my hand by some friend
among the group of miners that had
gathered around. Quick as thought, ana
before my enemy could reach back for
his weapon, | had covered him with the
Dpe so opportunity given me. had the
drop on him sure, and with muttered
curse he turned and left the place.
| was safe for q time, but | felt that the
hunt for the game mad NOT ended, and, as
did not wish to kill or to be killed that
night, l boarded unobserved an outgoing
tram for San Francisco. To meet some
business engagement | stopped over at
Reno. The hotel and the railway station
there are connected, and trans stop
twenty minutes for meals. The train
following the one on which / had just
arrived brought in Expert Charley. He
was hunting for me, and, ascertaining
that / was in the hotel, slgnlfied his in
D. tentiOn Of remaining over. l was in the
private Office Of the proprietor of the
hotel and overheard the harsh tones of
my would-be murderer without being
seen by him. l quietly stepped out of
= the office by rear door, ana, gaining the
street, succeeded III boarding the West
bound train just as it got well under
way.
/ chuckled all the way to Sacramento
over the cleverness with which | mad
eluded my Mem sis, and complacently
argued that the gentleman from Tusca-
rOra WOulu not leave MS ground
to follow me further. From Sacramento
made running trip to the Black Hill
vineyards, and, upon my return, was not
3 little annoyed to find upon The hotel
register the name of Expert Charley.
How he kept 50 well informed OF my
movements never knew. Neither did l in
quire or stop TO meet him, but took the
next boat for San Francisco.
CHILLING PROCLAMATION.
NV pursuer was there before me, hav-
fng taken the quicker route by rail. Seek
ing my rooms at San francisco, upon my
arrival there, l found proclamation,
signed by Expert Charley, informing me
with flourish OF oaths that he would kill
l. me upon sight.
The affair mad become perplexing and
serious one. The Tuscarora exposure
was the theme on the street, and the min
Ing shaIps who were losers were eager TO
throttle me. TO call upon the law to pro-
tect me was tantamOunt to resignng my
position. The ethics of the mining camp
maintain that 1t is no place Tor a scribe
who cannot take care Ofhimself either at
fisticuff or in a street fight with pistols
So | carefully loaded an old-iashioned
pair Of derrlngers, and, that they might
be handy. placed one in each OF the two
side pockets of my coat.
Then hunted my foe even as he had
a hunted me. ! searched for him tirelessly
II for hours and was unsuccessful; but.
upon returning to my home, late Ia the
evening, found him. lie stood at the
entrance, leaning against a door post,
and awaiting my coming. The night
favored me, and | was close upon him
SrsQre be was aware, and sprang upon
be had time 10 think. Clutch
he throat | placed the muz-
ger against his very breast